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Entrepreneurial Success Stories

For more success stories about entrepreneurs from the Faculty of Environment, please visit our Wall of Recognition. If you are an entrepreneur and graduate of the the Faculty and would like to share your venture through our Wall or Success Stories, please send us an email at env.entrepreneurship@uwaterloo.ca.

Profiles

Dillon Mendes

Student's social venture empowers everyone to reduce waste

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Lauren Smith

SERS grad works to remove microfiber emissions to save our water

Anastasia Veeramani

Enterprising ENV grad pioneers zero-waste grocery store

Past stories

This Planning student’s trip to India grew into an unlikely gardening start-up

Learn how this Geography alumnus applies his knowledge of ecosystems to business strategies

Alumna's film urges female founders to Dream, Girl

Entrepreneurship on tap: ERS alumnus tackles farm to table brewing

Adam Saunders: Interview with PiinPoint founder

Find out how two students are using media and marketing to assist rural Indians

Learn how this LED alumn’s pioneering asbestos removal plan is saving lives across Africa

Discover why this KI grad’s unconventional education landed her at a hot start-up

Discover how an Environment awards competition brought an innovative green energy technology into the light

Learn how this Planning alumnus is revolutionizing how we print